Professor of Outcomes Methodology

Primary Care Clinical Sciences

Contact details

Primary Care Clinical SciencesSchool of Health and Population SciencesCollege of Medical and Dental SciencesUniversity of BirminghamEdgbastonBirmingham, B15 2TT

About

Melanie Calvert, PhD, has extensive experience in the design and analysis of clinical trials, trials methodology research, economic evaluation and clinical epidemiology. Her primary research interests focus on outcomes research, including the use of composite and patient reported outcomes, notably quality of life. Professor Calvert has over 80 publications, including work in major international journals such as the BMJ, NEJM, Circulation and JAMA.

Qualifications

2006, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

2006, Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of Birmingham

2001, PhD (Wellcome Trust Prize student), University of Birmingham,

1997, BSc Biochemistry, 1st class honours, University of Birmingham

Biography

Melanie Calvert qualified with a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham in 1997. She was awarded a Wellcome Trust Prize PhD studentship and graduated in 2001. Since then she has continued to work at the University with expertise in clinical trials, epidemiology, trials methodology and patient-reported outcomes.

Melanie is an expert advisor to the NIHR West Midlands Research Design Service.

She is an experienced PhD supervisor and provides training in trials methodology and quality of life to undergraduates, postgraduates, clinicians, pharmaceutical industry and policy makers (most recently as invited faculty on a World Health Organization course). She has successfully completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and now acts as a mentor for this program. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and undertakes medical education research with the aim of providing evidence to inform curriculum development and enhance student learning.